Finance Intern

Job description

Finance Intern

Job details

General information

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Reference number

2026-175801

Job details

Domain

Performance and Support

Job field / Job profile

Finance and management - Finance and administration management

Job title

Finance Intern

Employment type

Internship / Student

Contract period

6 months

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Part-time

Job description

MISSION

With more than $250M in financial flow, the controlling department comprised of 6 people has an important responsibility to ensure the accuracy, analysis and communication of the books for Safran USA and 6 other hosted companies. It's a fast-moving environment and requires a strong level of competitive finance knowledge, with an international finance background.

Based in the Headquarters of Safran USA (Irving, Texas), the Financial Analyst Intern will be working directly with the Director of Finance to improve the controlling of Safran USA and some other legal entities managed by the finance department.

But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Master's degree from a top ranked business school or equivalent in a related field and 2 – 3 years of relevant experience in in accounting and controlling

Required Skills/Knowledge:

Ability to provide close attention to detail

Self-starter/entrepreneurial; able to work well without constant direction

Strong analytical skills in financial modeling and proficient in Excel

Excellent teamwork, interpersonal and presentation skills

Ability to adapt quickly and learn new tasks independently

Fluent in English, French or Spanish is a plus.

Competencies:

Capacity to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment with multiple concurrent assignments, in an International Group

Work and communicate effectively at all organizational levels and across functional areas

Display initiatives and creativity in identifying and solving problems

Candidate skills & requirements

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

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The Financial Analyst Intern will assist on the monthly closing tasks of Safran USA and will perform analysis of financial result including cash management

· 
The Financial Analyst Intern will assess and monitor organizational performance against budget, run variance analysis (budget vs. actual) and provide insights to support management decision making

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Supervised by the Director of Finance, the Financial Analyst Intern will support the annual internal control campaign and will maintain and update procedures in compliance with audit requirements and enforce the application of procedures in the companies under her/his responsibilities

· 
The Financial Analyst Intern will be involved in redesigning some accounting tasks to make them leaner and save time with the final objective to reduce the monthly closing lead time and will conduct continuous improvement actions with strategic planning and analysis to restructure and automate the finance department processes

Annual salary

TBD

Job location

Job location

North America, United States, Texas

City (-ies)

2201 W. Royal Lane Irving, TX 75063 Irving

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

High School Diploma/GED Equivalent

Minimum experience level required

First experience

ITAR Controlled Position: Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship/permanent residency

No